People tend to scroll, missing the Join button, and then get stuck towards the bottom of the page (that's what happened to me)
If you click join, you end up with a long list of servers, and decision fatigue kicks in.
I feel it's better to show users content first, or immediately try to get them to login.
Yea I like this.
You could use a link like this instead https://vger.app/posts/lemmy.world/local
(The link long "dodgy looking" link could put off some users)
I feel that's not a great way to onboard people, there is too much happening on the page, and too much friction to get to a point where you see content.
I found a way to keep it super simple when referring people to Lemmy. One simple message
" Try out the Reddit alternative called Lemmy https://vger.app/
It also has a mobile app: https://vger.app/settings/install "
This way a user can just start scrolling, and if they want to comment etc. they will be asked to create a account with lemm.ee selected as a default.
This fixes most UX issues with getting onboarded
If you setup streamio it's literally as easy as using Netflix. And it has everything, it's extremely rare that i find anything that i can't watch
Wait what, when did they shut down?
I'm still using them afik
On some services like Amazon Prime you can rent a movie for 24h (or something like that)
You can also "buy" movies, but I've seen so many times that they take away the movie that you "bought" and you don't get a refund.
You've got to outlive your enemies
That problem will go away if we get more people to join lemmy by providing good smooth UX
Ah I see, that's a shame